Bag-holder.



D. S. PARENT.

BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IuLYzs, 1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

THE coLuMuIA PLANcmRAPH CO., WASHINGTON, D. c.

:BAG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application led July 29, 1915. Serial No. 42,474.

To all whomy t may concern.

Be it known that I, DORELLE S. PARENT, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Menominee, in the county of Menominee and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact descrlption thereof.

This invention relates to the subject of bag holders, and moreespecially to machines means for engaging the edges of the 'mouth' -of abag to hold the bag upright wlth its mouth fully opened, one of thebag-engaging members being movable and adapted to be manipulated by thefoot of the operator to distend the mouth of the bag, means beingprovided whereby upon release of the foot operated mechanism, one of thebag-engaging members will automatically move to a position where it willrelease the bag.

In addition to the foregoing prominent feature of the invention, theinvention contemplates the production of a novel type of bag engagingmembers which are of such a nature that engaging the same with a bag andrelease of such engagement are facilitated.

A simple and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a vertical sectional view ofthe improved bag holder, the section being taken on the line 1-1, Fig.2. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on theline 33, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary. view in elevation showing thefoot lever portion of this invention.

The improved bag holder comprises in its general organization a Standincluding the end legs 1 and top 2, the top being provided with abag-receiving opening 3 having its entrance through one longitudinaledge vof the top. A supporting arm 4 is fastened to the table topadjacent one end of the opening 3, the arm having an odset portion 5that over-hangs the opening 3 and carries a downwardly inclinedbag-engaging plate 6 that is transversely curved. Adjacent the other endof the opening 3, a flat plate 7 is mounted on the table top 2, saidplate being provided with centrally located spaced parallel upstandingribs 8 provided with inwardly projecting upper flanges 9 that overhangthe plates 7 between said ribs and cooperate with said plate to formguide grooves 10 for the reception of a slide 11 that projects over theopening 3 and is equipped with a bag-engaging plate 12 that is similarin all respects to the plate 6. The slide-11 at its rear end carries acentral upstanding lug 13 equipped with an eye 14, and to each side ofsaid lug, the slide is provided with upstanding angular arms 15 the freeportions of which project over the ribs 8. At its forward end, andadjacent the longitudinal edges thereof, plate 7 is provided with lugs16 that aline with the free ends of arms 15 and said arms and lugs areconnected by the contractible springs 17.

Lug 13, through its eye 14, is connected with a cable 18 extending overa pulley 19 mounted in journals 2O at each side of a pulley-clearancenotch 21 formed in the table top edge, the cable extending down to afoot lever 22 that has a pivotal connection 23 with one of the legs ofthe stand. A gravity, or. other type of latch 24 is pivoted to anotherleg of the stand and is adapted to prevent upward movement of the footlever 22.

The plate 7, ribs 8, arms 15, and lugs 16 may be cast or otherwiseformed, and it is preferred to provide the slide 11 with base anges 25that raise the same above the surface of the plate 7, to facilitate thesliding movements of said slide.

It will be understood that the bag-engaging plate 6 ,is stationary andthat the similar plate 12 is movable. In use, lever 22 having beenreleased from latch 24, the said lever rises, or swings u ward andpermits the tension of springs 1% to force plate 12 toward plate 6. Thelbag is then placed within the opening 3 with its mouth engaged by theplates 6 and 12, and lever 22 is then forced downward, withdrawing plate12, and when the lever 22 has reached its lowermost position, latch 24isengaged therewith. When the parts are in the positions just described,the mouth of the bag is fully distended, as shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, so that filling of the bag is facilitated. The shape of theplates 6 and 12 is, of course, an important feature of the invention, inthat when the bag is distended, the ining a bag-receiving openingtherein, a sta.

tionary arm at one end of said opening and having an offset portioncarrying a depending,k downwardly inclined transversely curved plate forengaging the mouth of a bag, aguide-way adjacent the opposite end of theopening, a slide mounted in the guide- .y way and carrying a dependingdownwardly inclined transversely curved plate for engaging the mouth ofa bag, and means for operating the slide to cause the mouth of a bag tobe distended.

2. A bag holder comprising a support having an opening therein, astationary arm at one portion of the opening and projecting thereoverand having a downwardly inolined transversely curved portion dependingthrough said opening, a movable arm disposed opposite the stationaryrarm and projecting over the opening and having a downwardly inclinedtransverselyV curved portion that depends through said opening.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto set my hand atMenominee, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan;

- DORELLE S. PARENT.

CopiesV of this patentmay be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, Dic. l Y Y

